Should I push my WOCS report date back?

If I were you I would get my physical updated before you go. First if the website says to do it then do it, second the branch manage is not actually at the school so while he can give you advice, unless you talk to one of the TAC Officers and they tell you otherwise you should follow the website. I went through WOCS last Oct-Dec and do not remember doing any medical related things, other than people being allowed to go to sick call. Plus if you go there needing extra stuff that will give you less time for training and that is not a good thing. I hope this helps, congratulations and good luck.

Get the physical before you go to WOCS. There is no time in the POI at WOCS for physicals. It's October surely you can get a physical completed before departing for the candidate school in February.

DO NOT change your class date, you may never get another opportunity. If you luck out and do get another date, your name will be known prior to your arrival...

As stated previously, your branch manager is only a point of reference. Utilize the information you have on the Warrant Officer Career College website. This is part of the training and rationale of WOC school, utilize your resources.

Get your physical done at Drum. Prepare your family for the move.

I was selected for WOCS while on PCS leave. I followed through with the orders and would not change one thing, despite my gaining unit's displeasure at losing an NCO within weeks of arrival. You need to do what is best for you and the Army, not Drum.

My advice for you is to, qet another physical at Fort Drum and stick to your class day, update your physical should not be that hard, qet your family ready for the travel, you won't regret it

What or is thereally a thru date for your physical? And your not going to have the time during WOCS to get one updated, now if your there as a flight Warrant then you more than likely going to be able to get an updated physical while your in flight school. But as far as I can remember, the physical that you took should carry you through until your next one is due.

Just show up at Fort Rucker a couple days early and go to Lyster. You'll have your physical conpleted by the end of the day you start it. DO NOT PUSH YOUR REPORT DATE!

It takes around 2 weeks to get a physical completed (if you're healthy). Unless you have a lot of problems you can get it done before you report to school. Don't change your class date. You will regret it!

DO NOT go to WOCS expecting to be able to get a physical there – not gonna happen. Personally, I don’t believe they would keep you from graduating because of an expired physical, HOWEVER, stranger things have happened. It’s OCT, I would try and get a physical done before arrival. I would also call the Warrant Officer Career Center [login to see] or the training company [login to see] and ask them. As someone else mentioned, if you report with orders in your hand, they are not in the business of checking your medical records, they are in the business of getting you through the school. Best of luck to you!

I agree with the previous pieces of advice, I recommend you get another physical to ensure you have no issues once your come to Rucker that could possibly affect your family. You want to keep all the heat away from yourself as much as you can. You will get enough spotlight while in WOCS unfortunately. Congratulations on your selection and best of luck.

Never, never turn down a military school. You only really have to have a first class physical prior to WOCS graduation. Good luck. Never look back

Do as stated below: get a new one before going or you will not make it past Inprocessing.

Congratulations on being select to a small core of professionals in Army. Call the WOC school and get a response directly from them and get their name for later reference. I will ask you this, why can't you just get another APFT done to just make sure? Regardless of that you will take another APFT at school within the first week and the expectation will be a 70% passing per event instead of the 60%. Don't go there with easy reasons for them to pick on you. Remember this will be like basic training all over again so think back when you were at basic and what you would do different now with what you know. This will be physically and mentally challenging but very much doable. At the end trust me that it's all worth it and rewarding. Meet the challenge and good luck. Welcome to the brotherhood of the Rising Eagle!

SSG Moore - Which branch accepted you application? If you go to Fort Rucker with an expired physical, they'll process you for a new one, that may delay your start by one or two classes, dependent on your arrival. The point is, you're accepted, go with that. I commanded 1st WOC Level 1 in the Warrant Officer Education System (WOCS) from Dec 1999 to Dec 2001, we had WOCs come to the to the holding company (HHC) with expired or expiring physicals during WOCS or WOBC, HHC personnel just scheduled the WOC for a new physical before starting WOCS.

Don't let something like an expired/expiring physical (if you passed it the first time you'll pass it again) keep you from achieving your personal and professional goals.

Good Luck in your future endeavors.

February is a long way off. Get another physical now and hand carry it and the email correspondence from your career manager. If anyone questions the date of your physical, simply show them the instructions of your career manager, then produce the new physical and explain you got a new one just in case. Once you have been excepted into the program you belong to your WO branch and proponent, not your recruiter, but it is wise to cover you bases, just in case.

Ask the Branch Manager to give you his response in writing if you don't have it already and schedule a physical. His word will pull a lot of weight if he's wrong.

Do not push back your report date. You have a seat, keep it. Schedule a physical and have your records updated.

If your report date is February you have time to get a updated physical. Go ahead and schedule a phyiscal before your report date so you are current.

The situation is a lot simpler than you are making it. Take a Physical and have it put in your records. Hand carry a hard copy as proof. Have fun and Congratulations on being selected.

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When I went to WOCS they dropped 3 candidates from my class because their physical were due to expire prior to the class end date. Those candidates were able to schedule a physical there; however, they had no control of when they could get it done. They gave us 72hrs to meet all requirements and at the end of the 72 hrs those who didn't meet the requirement were sent home that same day! If your physical takes you through your class date, then you are fine; however, I strongly recommend that you keep your class date but update your physical ASAP!